Extender attachment for dough molders



E. T. PARSONS EXTENDER ATTACHMENT FOR DOUGH MOLDERS Sept. 20, 1927.- 1,642,693

Filed July 7, 1926 2 Sheets-Sheet. l

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Sept. 20, 1927.

l;. T.-PA.RSONS EXTENDER ATTAHMENi FO'R DOUGH MOLDERS Filed July '7, 1926 2 Shoots-Sheet 2 fl 4/1/6014, BY

ATTCSRNEYB Patented Sept. 20, 1927 a,

PATENT OFFICE.

' UNITED STATES EDWARD r. reasons, or UPPER ivron'rorinrie, nEw JERSEY, ASSIGNOR T THOMSON MACHINE COMPANY, A oonrona'rron oE-nEW JERSEY.

EXTENDER ATTACHMENT FOR DOUGH MOLDERS.

Application filed July 7,

This invention relates to an attachment for dough molding apparatus for extendin-g, lengthening or elongating a roll of dough after it has been formed or molded, and more particularly to an extender attachment of the type comprising a traveling belt or other-roll conveyor and a compressionor pressure plate between which the roll is molded under pressure.

In many instances it is desirable to specially handle or operate upon a roll of dough afiter it has been molded, for example, to convey it away from the molding machine for convenience in panning, or to extend or elongate the roll or to cut or crease tlie'roll,

' and it is '"one practice to deposit tlieiiewly v comprises a traveling belt conveyor mounted m n a :frame securedto the molding "machine,

and a compression or pressurepla-te to co-. operate with said conveyor belt to exert pressure on a roll as it moves between. said plate and the belt, said compression plate being 39 adapted to be easily and quickly separably 1"detachably mounted upon the conveyor frame so that it maybe selectively used or,

1 f placed out of operation and interchangeably H used with difierent conveyors, and whereby -Qthe conveyor may serve tocooperate with either said compressor Eplate or -other {devices I for handling or operatingupon ,a roll of erally 'offset portionsor projections l hav- 'dough.

Another object'is to provide an extender 40 attachment of the character described in which the compression plate "is mounted in a,

' rsuperdraine constructed to be connected to the frame of the conveyor, and said super- 'frame x=and said conveyorf-rame have cooperating means for securing said frames Itogether in proper relation to enable cooperation of said compression plate and said conclamping screws Openings 7 .i axi l veyor: belt; e p Further objects are to :bled and placed in operation, andto obtain 7 provide a roll ex- 1 tender attachment embodying few- :andv ;siin

* pie and inexpensive parts whereby the at-: I tachment may be easily and quickly;-assem-;

192a Serial No. 120,882.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, n which. corresponding and like parts are designated throughout the several views by the same reference characters,

F1gure l is a side elevation of a roll extender attachment embodying the invention, show ngithe same mounted vupon a dough molding machine;

t F gure 2=is an enlarged longitudinal vertical section-aljview through the attachment;

Figure 8 s a top plan view of the attachment as illustrated inFigure 2, and

F gures ft vand 5 are transverse vertical sectional views, taken on the respective lines 44 and 55 of Fig. 3.

Specifically described the illustrated embodimei t of the invention, the reference character A designates a dough molding machine known type, for example as -de-' scr bedin Patent No. 1,542,838 dated June 23, 1925, i orforming rolls, and including ,a kneading drum and; compression: plate .C between which a lump of dough is moldor shaped into a cylindrical pieceand lron v which said piece is dischargedat I). A ,llOllZOllllEtl CQIIVGYQL' E comprising a frame F and a movable part such as an endless belt G traveling on rollers-His mounted upon the machine A to receive and convey away the roll of dough as it is discharged, said frame ,F having, substantially parallel side pieces land a table portion K underlying and supporting theaupper-reach of the belt Gr; This construction is known in the art and no'claini ltownoveltyis made thereon.

. The side pieces I of the conveyorgf-rame F are l'orined on their outer sides with lating substantially horizontal top walls 2 disposed iiiwardly or downwardly from the top oedges' of the side pieces. Preferably these offset portionsl are cast integral with the I side pieces I and have side walls 3 Ion the inner sides of which are provided lugs 4 in spaced relation to the top walls2 and ,ha'vingopenings 5 111 which are loosely longitudinally movably and rotatablyv mounted at the sidesof the respective lugs 4 opposite the corresponding top walls 2 and cotter pins or thelike 9 are provided in the clamplng screws at the other sides of said'lugs 4 to limit longitudinal movement ofthe clamp- ,mg screws in the openings 5.

A super-frame 10 is provided to be removably or separab'ly mounted upon the conveyor frame F, said super-frame including substantially parallel sides 11 spaced apart a distance greater than the top edges of the side pieces of the conveyor frame and integrally connected by top cross-bars 12.

The sides 11 are each formed at one edge with foot lugs 13, and the super-frame is adapted to be'mou'nted upon the conveyor frame in straddling and abutting relation having threaded openings to receive the clamping screws 6, and obviously by fitting said screws into said openings and tighteng the screws, the super-frame will be firmly but separably secured to the conveyor frame.

A compression plate 14 is mounted in the super-frame 10 so as to be in spaced and sub- 'stantialIy parallel relation to the upper reach of the conveyor belt- G. Preferably a pair of rocker bars 15 are journaledin the sides 11 and adjacent the ends of the super- 1 frame and extend transversely thereof, and

eachof said rocker bars has a pair of integral arms 16 pivotally connected at 17 tothe compression plate. Each rocker bar 15 alsohas another arm 18 disposed at an angle to the respective arms 16, and said arms 18 are connected together by a link 19,

whereby rocking of either rocker bar causes correspondingand simultaneous rocking of )Qtheother rocker bar so as to move the com- 'pression plate 14: toward or from the conveyor belt Gr. One of therocker bars 15 is also provided with another arm 20 at an "angle to the respectivearms' 16 and bifurbated atcits end as atv 21.

screw 22 has one end screw. threaded and An' adjusting tted into a correspondingly threaded opening 23 in a lug 2 1 on one of the top crossbars 12, said-screw passing between the arms ,of' the bifurcated end 21 of the arm 20 and having a collar 25'fast thereon arranged at one side of said arm20 and a hand wheel 26 "disposedgatthe other side of said arm so that rotation of said screw 22 causes longitudinal movement thereofand rocks saidrocker bars 15 whereby the, compression plate 14 may be "easily andaccurately adjusted relatively to the upper reach of the conveyor belt G.

'P'Iii operation of the device, a cylindrical *rollof dough is deposited uponthe upper reach of the conveyor belt G from the dough molding machine and moved longitudinally of the conveyorinto thespace between 26, and if desired the compression plate can be so adjusted away from the conveyor belt as not to act upon the dough.

The super-frame and compression plate are easily and quickly removable from the conveyor frame F and can be interchange-- ably andselectively used with a number of dough handling machines; and the conveyor may be used for any other purpose-than 00- operating with the compression plate for example as a panning conveyor. a

While I have described the invention in connection with one type of dough conveyor or handling machine and as embodying certain details of construction, the invention is susceptible of use with other types of 'machines having a frame and a movable part for moving a roll of dough't-hrough the machine, and said details of construction may be modified by those skilled in the art with.- outdeparting fromthespirit orscop'e of the invention. Therefore, I do not desire to be understood as limiting myself except as required by the following claims when construed in the light of the prior art.

movable part between said side. pieces to move a roll of dough along said frame, a loaf I extender super-frame having side pieces to removably abut said side pieces of the firstmentioned frame, a compresslon plate mounted on said super-framebetweensaid pieces thereof'andinspaced and parallel re? lation to said movable part, said plate being movable toward andfrom said movable part whereby a roll of dough may be moved between said compression plate and S2tld111'10V- able part and said plate may exert'pressure on said roll, said side pieces of said frame and said super-frame having cooperating thumb screws and screw threadedrecesses to fasten said Super-frame uponsaid frame;-

Having thus described the invention, what and means on said super-frame for actuat f 1 ing said compression plate. 2. The comb1nat1on of a machine includlng a frame having spaced andsubstantially parallel. side pieces and a movable part between said 'side' pieces. to

move a roll of dough along said frame, a loaf extender super-frame having side pieces to removably abut said side pieces: of the first mentioned framefa compression plate dough mounted on said super-frame between said side pieces thereof and in spaced and par allel relation to said movable part, said plate being movable toward and from said movable part whereby a roll of dough may be moved between said compression plate and said movable part and said plate may exert pressure on said roll, said super-frame having screw threaded openings, thumb screws mounted in said frame to separably engage said openings for fastening said super-frame upon said frame, and means on said superframe for actuating said compression plate.

3. The combination of a dough handling machine including a frame having spaced and substantially parallel side pieces and a movable part between said side pieces to move a roll of dough along said frame, said side pieces having lateral projections on their outer sides to support a loaf extender, a loaf extender super-frame having side pieces to separably abut said projections and cross bars connecting said side pieces whereby said super-frame straddles said movable part, a compression plate mounted on said super-frame between said side pieces thereof and in spaced and parallel relation to said movable part, said plate being movable toward and from said movable part whereby a roll of dough may be moved between said compression plate and said movable part and said plate may exert pressure on said roll, cooperating separable fastening means on said projections on said frame and said side pieces of said super-frame for quickly removably securing said super-frame upon said frame, and means on said super-frame for actuating said compression plate.

4. The combination with a dough handling machine including a frame having spaced and parallel side pieces and a traveling conveyor belt between said side pieces to move a roll of dough, of a loaf extender attachment comprising a super-frame including spaced and parallel side pieces formed at corresponding edges to separably abut said side pieces of said dough handling machine and cross bars connecting said side pieces, a compression plate, means for mounting said compression plate in a plane substantially parallel to said traveling belt to move toward and from said belt so that a roll of dough may be moved beneath said 7 plate and said plate may exert pressure on said roll, means for actuating said compression plate, and means for removably securing said super-frame upon said dough handling machine frame including quickly separable cooperating fastening elements upon said super-frame and said dough handling machine frame.

EDWARD T. PARSONS. 

